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“Where does true reggae go from here?” I asked myself this question, when the news came this morning that Buju Banton had been sentenced to 10 years in jail. His sentence id the result of a February cocaine trafficking incident with an undercover cop. A conspiracy which was said to have taken place in a […]

While it is communally known that many African countries, including South Africa, Kenya and Tanzania have large populations of people who are of South Asian descent, there has been limited documentation about African descendants in South Asia. Africans arrived in South Asia under various circumstances. Although a significant amount of South Asians of African descent […]

Ricordo che all'età di 13, poche settimane dopo che avevo ceduto alle chiamate di Madre Natura – il mio primo periodo è – uno degli amici di mia madre mi ha chiamato in salotto a parlare con me di qualcosa di 'importante'. She had waited until her son had gone out to play and […]

My Best Father and Son Talk 2… CHOICES: As a kid, I loved climbing trees. My father will lift me up so that I can grab on a branch and weave through the tree. I use think I was the Orijinal Jungle boy. One day blinded by a rare colorful lizard, I decided to get […]

Many of the discussions involving dads/fathers revolve around their absence and the negative impact it has on their child’s development. Tuttavia, many of us fail to acknowledge or celebrate the incredible fathers who not only fulfill their duties as role models for their children but who also provide an example for other fathers. To a large extent, […]

Un tamburo non è solo un Drum. Per la maggior parte degli africani, la musica e la danza sono le espressioni ultimi della vita, cultura, storia e tradizione. Il tamburo, the main musical instrument, creates infectious sounds and rhythms inhibits ever single fiber in your body and transcends you to the spiritual world. While many people view the drum as merely being a […]

Ethiopian born couture bridal gown designer Amsale Aberra has become the ‘it’ designer for some of Hollywood’s most famous stars including Halle Berry, Selma Hyak and Julia Roberts, just to name a few. Hailing from the Ethiopia, Amsale notes that in her native country, she never envisioned being a designer because “in Ethiopia there were […]

Rampant poverty, unemployed youths, drugs, state wide corruption and gang violence are just some of the social ills that can lead to people searching for alternatives. One such alternative, as recently exposed by document released by the whistleblower website WikiLeaks, could be Islamist extremism for frustrated Jamaican youths. According to the leaked documents from Jamaica’s U.S. […]

Recently I sat down with a good friend of mine and we were talking about beautiful girls from Africa, we spoke of the East and Southern African girls with tiny waists and big hips, girls from the Horn of Africa with beautiful hair and exotic skin tones, North African girls with beautiful eyes and long hair […]

African fashion is just beginning to enter the mainstream fashion industry; it is common to go to Africa and see Africans dress in Western fashions but only recently are we beginning to embrace the vibrant colours and beautiful patterns found on cloths made in Africa such as Malian bazin, Nigerian ankara, and now the Tanzanian/Kenyan […]

Nonostante l'avvento del colonialismo e di dover sopportare una discriminazione costante dal meticcio dominante e Criollo popolazioni, Afro ecuadoriani sono riusciti a mantenere una propria identità, profondamente radicata con la loro cultura africana e le tradizioni per quasi quattro secoli e mezzo. Unlike the Garifuna who strongly associates with and maintains a rather equal identification […]

Upon hearing that Jennifer Hudson, an American, was chosen to portray one of their most prominent and captivating figures, Winnie Madizki-Mandela, the the Creative Workers Union of South Africa lambasted Hollywood for undermining South Africa’s efforts to develop their own film industry. Hailed by many as the ‘mother of the nation’, Winnie Mandela’s life as […]

"Mia madre mi manda indietro le Filippine perché lei pensa che io sia troppo rude. Ha detto che lei non mi può battere qui perché lei sarebbe nei guai. Lei mi manda indietro in modo che io possa essere insegnato il rispetto e la morale e ti picchiano per essere sicuri di imparare queste cose!" […]

The saying that ‘behind every successful man, there is a woman’ has been exemplified time and time against in South Africa during the struggle against Apartheid. Such was the case of Albertina Sisulu, un “colossus” of strength for her late husband Walter Sisulu against the Apartheid regime. Mama Sisulu’s late husband Walter has was a […]

“The surest way to keep people down is to educate the men and neglect the women. If you educate a man you simply educate an individual, ma se educate una donna, educate una famiglia " Un messaggio forte dal dottor James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey (un intellettuale, missionario, e insegnante ) , who in his fight […]

Sarà difficile per molti dominicani a negare la loro ascendenza africana al di fuori del loro paese perché per la maggior parte standard, soprattutto in Nord America e in Europa, molti di loro guardano e sono considerati 'Black'. Molte Domenicani possiedono caratteristiche phonotypical attribuiti a come 'neri' carnagioni più scure e capelli ricci. Tuttavia, the notion of ‘Blackness’ in […]

Comparing Preacher’s Kid, Rihanna’s “Man Down” and True Life: I recently watched the movie ‘The Preacher’s Kid’ and felt Angie’s pain (The curious yet naive church girl who left her home to explore the dangerous world). It is good to explore the world but it is also important to remember your roots, culture and values so […]

La maggior parte dei bambini del Nord America imparano lezioni morali attraverso cartoni animati e libri di storia, tuttavia, nei Caraibi, impariamo queste lezioni attraverso racconti popolari trasmesse a noi dai nostri anziani. Come un bambino che cresce, Non vedevo l'ora per la mia nonna mi dicesse storie di Anansi. Mi meravigliai al suo / la sua bravura, envied its/ his seemingly indestructibleness and admired its/his ability […]

“Made in Africa” è il nuovo brano di Stephen Marley con Wale e il cast di Fela!; che apparirà sul prossimo album di Stephen Marley “Rivelazione:Parte 1: The Root of Life”. La canzone incarna lo spirito Orijin di una diaspora collegato come individui di origine africana da Giamaica, Nigeria and America joined forces to cook […]